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s she placed the freshly baked chocol
her both hands together while her
wn version of chocolate chip cookies. Her mother, Sheila, and her stepbrother
d other pastries for her to have some extra income
led at her
the kitchen for possible containers, and s
ought some of the things that I
eeded to ride a taxi from the arc of the Sacred Place Vi
er. She loved the greenery, and walking
he containers, munching one in her mouth – it was c
r door. What's that?" Cristine cheer
– where the excess cookies were. Her eyes gli
so great!" Cri
She loudly
er mouth was full of cookies. Leila c
smilingly reminded her before riding her ol
fine. She could use it
. She surely wanted to give some to her nearest neighbo
, but no one opened it. She tried pressing it again
nside?" She lowly w
d stoic expression pasted in his gorgeous
eet smile, but it was hanging into
t dreaming. He was surely someone with a menacing aura yet complemente
cean blue orbs were like taking her to a whole new dimension. His perfectly carved lips were lus
it ached a bit. This was the firs
tack? – She mentally thou
hat had made him more strikingly gorgeous was his dark brown
ip more to prevent
said those words, but his voice
– pure irritation was vi
t leave." He rudely stated and was about to walk aw
ctricity creeping into her nerves caught her attention more. She bit her lower lip and immediate
s if dragging herself fr
es?" She stu
ased – but it didn't e
ing from a stranger
't help but
s anymore." She swiftly introduced herself and pointed at
he was trying to solve a puzzl
put her hand down with her lips slightly pouted. But her optimistic side was getting out
es that I personally baked. I hope y
nd optimistic. She knew that, and she was hoping
eceiving her cookies. Her eyes sparkled as she stared at him,
surely love it the moment he tasted
faster and har
name. Well, she had a lot of time to talk to him. He was her n
one. And because she was such a nosy creature, she even moved closer to the clt?" A hoarse
m someone older t
random people." He
't even remember her name, but h
way. I don't like any of th
horror and her
cook
taste it. Just give it to me." The
ed out until she could
hard and fast, but it wasn't because of
She wanted to talk to that rude man, but she would
neighbors to build a good impression on them – and possibly market her pastries. There was so much positi
st so rude, distant, and cold, which was certainly b
the darkness of the woods was
e in the middle of darkness. He was watchi
maliciously uttered those words and wore an ominous s
y walked away and vanished
s balcony, staring at that particular side of the for
was more curious – more so, bothered – about the man he had seen in
loud and nosy lady appeared i
im with amusement, for he rarely expressed h
d stoic face as he turned away
was, he d
the woman that really irr
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